Safety razor



June 10, L924. 1,497,599

E. H.'$lCHEL SAFETY RAZOR Filed May 29, 1923 WITNESSES 11v VENTOR bit4x015. SZcHzL A TTORNE YS v Patented June 10, 1924.

UNITED STATES EDWARD H. SICHEL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

SAFETY RAZOR. 0

Application filed May 29, 1923.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD H. SICHEL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Safety Razors, of which the following is a full, clear,and exact description.

This invention relates to safety razors of the type designed forcarrying removable and replaceable blades.

The general object of this invention is the provision of a simplyconstructed and durable safety razor including few parts which are soarranged and associated with one another as to facilitate the removaland replacement of the razor blade.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a safety razor,the head of which is provided with means for conveying the latherremoved from the face to the opposite side of the head from the blade soas to prevent it interfering with the shaving operation.

These objects are accomplished by form ing a rectangular head, one edgeof which is beveled and the other curved, cutting in said rectangularhead a longitudinal slot, forming in the front portion of said head aplurality of grooves leading to the slot, associating with the head aclamping member having a beveled face corresponding to the beveled edgeof the head, and a depending lip for engaging any blade mounted on thehead, attaching the clamping member to the head by means of a screw somounted that it may be used for moving the clamping member diagonally ofthe head, and fixing to the head a handle that extends at an angle tothe former.

These and other objects of the invention will be more clearly understoodfrom the following detailed description and accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the razor assembled;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the razor assembled with a portion cutaway to show its construction;

Figure 3 is a vertical cross section showing the construction of therazor.

Referring to the above-mentioned drawings, the invention includes ahandle 10 to which a rectangular head 11 is fixed slightly out ofalinement with the former. The rec- Serial No. 642,299.

t-angular head 11 is formed with a curved front edge 12 and a beveledrear edge 13. Cut in the head and extending longitudinally of it nearthe front edge is a slot 14. The wall 15 of the razor defining the frontof this slot is inclined. Formed in the front portion of the head andleading to the slot 14 are a plurality of grooves 16. These grooves maybe made of varying sizes or of one size. 'A blade 17 is mounted on thetop of the head and the cutting edge extends over the grooves 16. Thisblade is positioned on the head by means of a shoulder 18 formed on thebase of the head.

A clamping member 19 is constructed with a beveled face 20 correspondingto the beveled edge 18 of the head. Formed integral with this clampingmember is a depending lip 24 which when the clamping member is inposition overlaps the top side of the head and the end. An opening 22 isformed in the clamping member through which a screw 23 is projected.This screw 23 engages in a threaded opening 21 provided in the head. Anexamination of Figure 3 shows that in providing the threaded opening 21in the head it is inclined at an angle to the plane of the head so thatby operation of the screw the clamping member 19 may be moved diagonallyof the head.

In the preferred construction of the head the top forward of theshoulder 18 is beveled, giving the forward portion the appearance of thetop portion of a wedge. When the head is constructed in this man ner theblade 17 is also inclined and the lip 24 would be constructed so as tofirmly position the blade parallel to the top face of the head.

In assembling this razor, the blade 17 is positioned on the top of thehead with the cutting edge properly located relative to the groove 16.The shoulder 18 serves as a guide in properly positioning the blade.After the blade has been positioned the clamping member 19 is adjustedby means of the screw 23, carrying the lip 24 against the blade 17,clamping it firmly in position on the head. The handle 10 being slightlyout of alinement with the head 11 gives the razor a desirable shape forshaving. When the razor has been drawn over the face, removing a certainamount of the lather, the latter passes through the grooves into theslot 14 and through the slot 14 to the opposite side,v of the razor headfrom the blade.

The lather may be easily washed from the head 11 by holding it under afaucet. Since the razor includes so few parts it may be easily Washedafter the shaving operation has been completed.

I would state in conclusion that while the illustrated exampleconstitutes a practical embodiment of my invention I do not limit myselfstrictly to the exact details herein of grooves out in its front portionleading to the slot, means formed on the head for receiving a blade, andmeans mounted on the beveled face for engaging a blade mounted on thehead and drawing it tightly against the latter.

2. In a safety razor including a flat rectangular head having a bevelededge and a blade for positioning on said flat rectangular head, meansfor clamping the blade in position on the head comprising a clampingmember having a beveled face for seating on the beveled face of the headand a depending lip for engaging the blade, and means for moving theclamping member diagonally of the head to clamp the blade firmly on thehead,

EDVARD H. SICHEL.

